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IDENTIFICATION TAG Original Filed June 19, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EY5;

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IDENTIFICATION TAGr' Charles G. Mortimer, Glen Ridge, N. J., assigner to Joseph 4H. Lynch, Asbury Park, N. J.

Yoriginal applieationfsune v19. 1931, Serial No.

v 545,424. Divided and this application July 27,

1932, serial No. 625,167.

1 claim. ,(01. 404-23) The vpresent invention relates to identification to which the tags are applied, and around which tags for laundry, particularly tags formed and they are folded, as will be described later. This,4 applied in the machine/for forming, embossing secures a thorough contact of the working liquidand afiixing tags to laundry, such as is fully deand the laundry' pieces also in the lneighborhood hscribed in my'application, SerialfNo. 545,424, filed of and betweenthe folds of the tag. The lribbon 5 June 19, 1931, of which this is a division. The tag- :runs over an idler 2, which acts as a guide and forming part of the present invention, is formed secures the Contact of the ribbon with the feed of a thin piece of non-resilient, easily bent materoll 3 over a long part of its circumference, and rial, zinc for instance, bent in U form, the sides also secures engagement with more than one pair i of the U being unequal in length, and having of the propelling pins 4 on the feed roller. These 10 bent-in edges at their free ends to overlap and pins engage With `the Outer PGIOIatiOnS 5 0n the grasp the edge of the laundry piece between them. ribbOn. The parts of the bent-in edges which engage the From this feed roller the ribbon is forced laundry material are preferably serrated to inthrough straightening rolls 6, 7 and 8, more clearly if sure a rm grip. The tag has apertures to enshown on Figures 2, 7 and 8. Roll 6 can be ad- 15 able its engagement with the feed roller and/or justed with respect to its distance from the pair of facilitate the access of water to the laundry piece, rollers 7 and 8. This is done by adjustment screw and has preferably stiifening ribs in lines normal 9. When a new ribbon is inserted, it is convenient to the inturned edges of the tag. Suitable space to be in a position to increase this clearance.

is provided on the tag whereon identification After leaving the straightening rolls, the ribbon 2o marks are impressed. enters the die device 10 through slot 11 acting as a It will be convenient to describe the tag in conguide. This is as far as the ribbon goes when a nection with the accompanying drawings of so new ribbon is inserted. much of the machine set forth in my original ap- In order to convey the ribbon through the whole plication, intended for employing the tag, as will machine, the machine must be operated until the L serve to point out its advantages and method of first finished tag appears at the slot 12, the front use. of the machine (Figure 2), or after five operations' In said drawingsof the machine. The piece of fabric, or what- Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the maever material must be provided with tags, is held chine. on platen 14 and pushed into the slot 12, in which 3o Figures 2, 3 and 4 are face views of three posiposition the tag is aflixed by bending it until it tions of a cutting and forming punch and die firmly engages the edge of the fabric. for severing the tag from the ribbon and form- Figures 2 to 5 show the die in detail. The die ing it. consists of two members 82 and 99 dove-tailed in $5 Figure 5 is a cross-section of the tag-cutting a guide groove in die block 111. Figure 2 shows 35 and forming dies taken immediately above the the die in full open position with the ribbon inpunch member. f serted ready to be out and shaped. Figure 3 shows Figure 6 is a view of the end of the ribbon, showthe cutting member 100 after severing the ribbon.

ing the serrated cutting of the tag therefrom. The ribbon is out along a serrated line to form Figure 7 is a view of the tag as formed ready blunt edges to contact with the sides of the 40 to be embossed with identifying marks. fabric, as shown on Figure 6. Figure 4 shows the Figure 8 is a view of the embossed tag, and die fully closed. At this point the tag is brought Figures 9 and 10 are detail views showing the to the finished form, as shown on Figure 7. The method of bending the tag to aiiix it to the piece outer serrated ends are turned down, to form of laundry. shallow lips extending across the tag and at the 45 1 is the metal ribbon from which the tags are same time the reenforcements 101a, 192e and 103e made. The metal ribbon comes from a magazine are formed. Figure 5 shows the face of the die roll of conventional design, not shown. This rib- 99. The serrated part 104 is the cutting member bon is provided with perforations distributed as on die 99 which cooperates with cutter 100 on 5o per Figure 6, the mechanical purpose of which punch 82. It also shows the grooves 101, 102, 103 50 will be apparent when the individual operations necessary for making the reenforcements. Corare described. Besides these mechanical reasons responding ridges are formed on the face of punch for providing such perforations, I provide these 82. The openings 105 on the die 99 and 106 on the apertures to allow a free flow of water through the punch 82 are to accommodate the gripping fingers tags and through that part of the laundry pieces 70 and 71, which enter therein, as already de- 55 scribed, when the jaws o! the die are in the open this is a. division for the details of construction position shown in Figure 2. and operation of this tag applying mechanism.

'I'he method of operating the punch and die is The tag 133, Figure 9, of the form shown in Figoptional, one method being fully described in my ure 7, is held against an anvil bar or pin 143 and original application. When the tag 133 is bent to the form shown in Figure 10, by jaws 154, formed it is carried by suitable means to the posi- 155, having toothed segments intermeshing with tion shown at II in Figure 1 where it isembossed toothed segments 174, 175, actuated at the right with identifying marks, as shown'inulFgure 8.1: moment by engagement of lhlrollrioffamlever For transferring the tag from the forming to the' 172"tvith` stationary c'am 1711' embossing station any suitable means, such as The particular forms of mechanism shown for those fully described in my original applicatiom performing the several operations described are may be employed. Such means includeltliegrm? optionallan'diothers may be used or the operations ping fingers 70, 71 and suitable carrying and operbe performed entirely or partly by hand. ating mechanism. I claimt- -W From the embossing station, the'ta'g'is carried`4 A tag 'for'idehtiiying articles, formed of thin to the aflxing station III where. theiftagcis'bent bendable=material,.withfstiffening ribs parallel to over the edge of the articleto'ibe identiied;.fasi:\itstrsidestand perforated to engage propelling shown in Figures 9 and 10, the bend being a little man'siand`- permit passage of fluid, bent on a line nearer one end than the other of the tag,so that the upset serrated ends of the tag will lie'nested grip` withoutL Jaoerating the -bres l Referencev may-tbe -vhadN-to 4 the originali--application of fwhich'f CHARLES rG. fMORTIMER."

y transverse the tag unequally distant from the ends of the tag, said ends turned inward in the formiof\shallowparallel nesting lips extending f rations `throughout such extension, 

